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| Jan.1 |
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Gaza death toll 400 as airstrikes continue |
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Airstrike on camp kills Hamas commander |
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Iraqis take control of 'Green Zone' |
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| Jan.3 |
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Israeli ground troops enter Gaza 
Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza
| 10 to 15 vehicles crossing the northern border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the intention was to take control of areas from which militants have been firing rockets into Israel
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| Jan.4 |
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Israeli troops clash with Hamas |
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Israeli forces split Gaza in two
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| Jan.5 |
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Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere |
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Israeli military surrounds Gaza City |
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| Jan.6 |
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10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school
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UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire |
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| Jan.7 |
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Israel accepts truce 'principles' |
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Israel halts firing to allow aid into Gaza |
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Rockets from Lebanon strike Israel; 2 hurt |
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| Jan.8 |
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U.N.: Israeli strike kills 1 aid worker |
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| Jan.9 |
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Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting Israel continued its offensive in Gaza, hitting more than 50 targets, despite the U.N. Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire
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| Jan.10 |
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Hamas rocket team leader killed |
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Gaza hit by new Israeli strikes |
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| Jan.11 |
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Israel's military 'nearing its goals' in Gaza |
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Israeli reservists sent to Gaza |
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| Jan.12 |
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Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza' |
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UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt |
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| Jan.13 |
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Israelis push on into Gaza City
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| Jan.14 |
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Israel pursues its Gaza offensive |
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| Jan.15 |
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Third-ranking Hamas leader killed |
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| Jan.16 |
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Israelis edging closer to cease-fire |
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| Jan.17 |
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Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire |
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Israel declares unilateral cease-fire| Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said troops would remain in Gaza for now. Nearly 1,200 Palestini... | |
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| Jan.18 |
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Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire Palestinian militants declared that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week and demanded that Israel remove troops from Gaza within the...
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| Jan.19 |
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Palestinians count toll: 1,300 killed |
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| Jan.21 |
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Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants
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| Jan.26 |
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US envoy starts Middle East push |
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| Jan.27 |
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Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached Palestinians activated an explosive device and a Palestinian was killed by Israeli helicopter fire
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Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels |
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| Jan.30 |
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Change in the air as Iraq votes Iraq is to elect new provincial councils in the first nationwide vote in 4 years, with the Sunni minority expected to turn out in strength
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| Jan.31 |
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4,000 women run for office |
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| Feb.1 |
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Israel vows tough rocket response |
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Rockets wound 3 Israelis, strikes hit Gaza |
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| Feb.5 |
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Pirates free arms ship |
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| Feb.17 |
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Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal |
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| Feb.20 |
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New jail opens at Abu Ghraib site |
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| Feb.22 |
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Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast At least one person has been killed and 17 injured in an explosion outside a cafe in the historic Khan al-Khalili area popular with tourists
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| Feb.26 |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 President Obama is planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, which falls short of his campaign promise
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| Mar.1 |
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Donors asked to pledge Gaza cash
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| Mar.4 |
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Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader | The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc. The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar a... | |
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Sudan orders aid agency expulsions |
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| Mar.10 |
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Bomber kills 33 at Iraq peace conference
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| Mar.12 |
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Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack |
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| Mar.13 |
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Abducted aid workers reportedly freed |
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| Mar.15 |
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Police officers shot dead |
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| Mar.24 |
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U.N.: One million people at risk in Darfur |
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| Mar.30 |
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Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast |
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| Mar.31 |
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Hundreds feared drowned off Libya
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| Apr.8 |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time a...
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
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| Apr.9 |
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U.S. negotiators try to free captain |
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| Apr.10 |
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Captain tried to escape pirates |
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Hostage dies as French attack pirates
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| Apr.11 |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
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| Apr.12 |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates| U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'. The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, Amer... | |
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| Apr.18 |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
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| Apr.21 |
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Obama invites Mideast leaders for talks |
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| Apr.24 |
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Blast carnage at shrine
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| Apr.26 |
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Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack |
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| Apr.29 |
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Car bombings over 4 hours kill 48 |
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| Apr.30 |
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UK combat operations end in Iraq |
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| May.8 |
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Pope begins Mid-East pilgrimage
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| May.16 |
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Kuwait votes for first female MPs
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia
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| May.21 |
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Death for killers of Lebanese star |
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| May.22 |
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Fierce battle in Somali capital
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| Jun.3 |
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Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia |
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| Jun.4 |
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Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims President Obama is offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures
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| Jun.6 |
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U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing
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| Jun.7 |
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Pro-West bloc retains control Saad Hariri, the leader of Sunni-dominated 'March 14 coalition,' claimed victory hours after the polls closed in Sunday's crucial election
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| Jun.14 |
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PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state Netanyahu said that Israel would agree to a peace agreement with Palestinians under which there would be a 'demilitarized Palestinian state'
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| Jun.20 |
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Truck suicide bombing kills dozens |
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| Jun.24 |
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62 people killed in Baghdad blast
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| Jun.29 |
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US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities US troops are withdrawing to base in Iraq, handing control of cities and towns to Iraq's new security forces
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros
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| Jun.30 |
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Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros
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| Jul.1 |
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Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital |
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| Jul.3 |
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African Union in rift with court |
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| Jul.12 |
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6 Baghdad churches bombs in 24 hours
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| Jul.16 |
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Pakistan and India in terror vow
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| Jul.26 |
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US urges Syria on Mid-East peace |
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| Aug.2 |
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Palestinians evicted
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| Aug.5 |
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Clinton to hold key Somalia talks |
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| Aug.9 |
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Dozens killed by car bombs |
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| Aug.12 |
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Lockerbie bomber to be released
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| Aug.14 |
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Mosque gun battle rages
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| Aug.17 |
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Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' |
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| Aug.19 |
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95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour. The six explosions marked the country's deadliest day since U.S. handover
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| Aug.20 |
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Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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| Aug.21 |
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Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' |
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Trade 'link' to bomber's release |
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| Aug.25 |
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Iraq and Syria recall ambassadors |
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| Aug.27 |
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Mourning in Iran and Iraq for Shiite leader |
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| Aug.28 |
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Crash flight recorder found |
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| Sep.4 |
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Leader's son: Libya pressed for deal |
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| Sep.7 |
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Israel approved homes in W. Bank |
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| Sep.14 |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'
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| Sep.15 |
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U.N.: Gaza acts amounted to war crimes |
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| Oct.5 |
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Police guard holy site after riots |
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| Oct.25 |
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Twin suicide bombings kill more than 130 520 wounded in car bombings in central Baghdad near Iraqi government buildings -- the deadliest attack on civilians in Iraq this year
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Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
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| Oct.29 |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping
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| Nov.4 |
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Israelis seize Iran arms ship |
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| Nov.5 |
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Abbas 'will not seek re-election'
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Gaza war probes get U.N. approval
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| Nov.8 |
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Iraq MPs approve election reform |
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| Nov.13 |
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MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims |
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| Nov.22 |
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Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza |
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| Nov.27 |
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Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' Market experts say the debt revelations will not lead the global economy back into recession, but have seriously damaged the Emirate's stand...
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| Nov.30 |
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Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
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| Dec.8 |
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Car bombs killed at least 127 people A series of bombings has killed at least 127 people and wounded 448 in the centre of the Iraqi capital
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| Dec.13 |
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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10bn to pay debts |
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| Dec.21 |
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UN ends search for ship survivors |
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| Dec.24 |
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Blast kills 25 Shiite pilgrims |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.1 |
Gaza death toll 400 as airstrikes continue |
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| Jan.1 |
Airstrike on camp kills Hamas commander |
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| Jan.3 |
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza
| 10 to 15 vehicles crossing the northern border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the intention was to take control of areas from which militants have been firing rockets into Israel
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| Jan.4 |
Israeli troops clash with Hamas |
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| Jan.4 |
Israeli forces split Gaza in two
|
| Jan.5 |
Israeli military surrounds Gaza City |
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| Jan.6 |
10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school
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| Jan.6 |
UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire |
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| Jan.7 |
Israel accepts truce 'principles' |
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| Jan.7 |
Israel halts firing to allow aid into Gaza |
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| Jan.7 |
Rockets from Lebanon strike Israel; 2 hurt |
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| Jan.8 |
U.N.: Israeli strike kills 1 aid worker |
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| Jan.9 |
Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting Israel continued its offensive in Gaza, hitting more than 50 targets, despite the U.N. Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire
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| Jan.10 |
Hamas rocket team leader killed |
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| Jan.10 |
Gaza hit by new Israeli strikes |
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| Jan.11 |
Israel's military 'nearing its goals' in Gaza |
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| Jan.11 |
Israeli reservists sent to Gaza |
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| Jan.12 |
Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza' |
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| Jan.12 |
UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt |
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| Jan.13 |
Israelis push on into Gaza City
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| Jan.14 |
Israel pursues its Gaza offensive |
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| Jan.15 |
Third-ranking Hamas leader killed |
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| Jan.16 |
Israelis edging closer to cease-fire |
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| Jan.17 |
Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire |
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| Jan.17 |
Israel declares unilateral cease-fire| Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said troops would remain in Gaza for now. Nearly 1,200 Palestini... | |
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| Jan.18 |
Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire Palestinian militants declared that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week and demanded that Israel remove troops from Gaza within the...
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| Jan.19 |
Palestinians count toll: 1,300 killed |
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| Jan.21 |
Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants
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| Jan.27 |
Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached Palestinians activated an explosive device and a Palestinian was killed by Israeli helicopter fire
|
| Jan.27 |
Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels |
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| Feb.1 |
Israel vows tough rocket response |
|
| Feb.1 |
Rockets wound 3 Israelis, strikes hit Gaza |
|
| Feb.17 |
Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal |
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| Feb.26 |
Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 President Obama is planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, which falls short of his campaign promise
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| Mar.4 |
Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader | The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc. The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar a... | |
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| Apr.8 |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
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| Apr.11 |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
|
| Apr.12 |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates| U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'. The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, Amer... | |
|
| Apr.18 |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
|
| Apr.30 |
UK combat operations end in Iraq |
|
| May.19 |
Ethiopian forces back in Somalia
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| May.22 |
Fierce battle in Somali capital
|
| Jun.6 |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing
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| Jun.14 |
PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state Netanyahu said that Israel would agree to a peace agreement with Palestinians under which there would be a 'demilitarized Palestinian state'
|
| Jun.29 |
US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities US troops are withdrawing to base in Iraq, handing control of cities and towns to Iraq's new security forces
|
| Jul.3 |
African Union in rift with court |
|
| Aug.14 |
Mosque gun battle rages
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| Sep.14 |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'
|
| Sep.15 |
U.N.: Gaza acts amounted to war crimes |
|
| Nov.4 |
Israelis seize Iran arms ship |
|
| Nov.5 |
Gaza war probes get U.N. approval
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| Nov.13 |
MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims |
|
| Nov.22 |
Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza |
|
| Nov.30 |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
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|
| 2009 |
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| Jan.5 |
Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere |
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| Mar.24 |
U.N.: One million people at risk in Darfur |
|
| Mar.30 |
Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast |
|
| Mar.31 |
Hundreds feared drowned off Libya
|
| Jun.29 |
Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros
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| Jun.30 |
Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros
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| Jul.1 |
Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital |
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| Aug.28 |
Crash flight recorder found |
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| Dec.21 |
UN ends search for ship survivors |
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|
| 2009 |
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| Apr.26 |
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack |
|
| Nov.27 |
Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' Market experts say the debt revelations will not lead the global economy back into recession, but have seriously damaged the Emirate's stand...
|
| Dec.13 |
Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10bn to pay debts |
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|
| 2009 |
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| Feb.5 |
Pirates free arms ship |
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| Feb.20 |
New jail opens at Abu Ghraib site |
|
| Feb.22 |
Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast At least one person has been killed and 17 injured in an explosion outside a cafe in the historic Khan al-Khalili area popular with tourists
|
| Mar.4 |
Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader | The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc. The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar a... | |
|
| Mar.10 |
Bomber kills 33 at Iraq peace conference
|
| Mar.12 |
Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack |
|
| Mar.13 |
Abducted aid workers reportedly freed |
|
| Mar.15 |
Police officers shot dead |
|
| Apr.8 |
US crew seized by Somali pirates The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time a...
|
| Apr.8 |
Drama as US crew recapture vessel
|
| Apr.8 |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
|
| Apr.9 |
U.S. negotiators try to free captain |
|
| Apr.10 |
Captain tried to escape pirates |
|
| Apr.10 |
Hostage dies as French attack pirates
|
| Apr.11 |
Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel
|
| Apr.11 |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
|
| Apr.12 |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates| U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'. The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, Amer... | |
|
| Apr.18 |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
|
| Apr.24 |
Blast carnage at shrine
|
| Apr.26 |
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack |
|
| Apr.29 |
Car bombings over 4 hours kill 48 |
|
| May.21 |
Death for killers of Lebanese star |
|
| Jun.6 |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing
|
| Jun.20 |
Truck suicide bombing kills dozens |
|
| Jun.24 |
62 people killed in Baghdad blast
|
| Jul.12 |
6 Baghdad churches bombs in 24 hours
|
| Jul.16 |
Pakistan and India in terror vow
|
| Aug.9 |
Dozens killed by car bombs |
|
| Aug.12 |
Lockerbie bomber to be released
|
| Aug.17 |
Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' |
|
| Aug.19 |
95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour. The six explosions marked the country's deadliest day since U.S. handover
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| Aug.20 |
Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
|
| Aug.21 |
Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' |
|
| Sep.14 |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'
|
| Oct.5 |
Police guard holy site after riots |
|
| Oct.25 |
Twin suicide bombings kill more than 130 520 wounded in car bombings in central Baghdad near Iraqi government buildings -- the deadliest attack on civilians in Iraq this year
|
| Oct.25 |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
|
| Oct.29 |
Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping
|
| Dec.8 |
Car bombs killed at least 127 people A series of bombings has killed at least 127 people and wounded 448 in the centre of the Iraqi capital
|
| Dec.24 |
Blast kills 25 Shiite pilgrims |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Iraqis take control of 'Green Zone' |
|
| Jan.6 |
UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire |
|
| Jan.12 |
UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt |
|
| Jan.26 |
US envoy starts Middle East push |
|
| Jan.30 |
Change in the air as Iraq votes Iraq is to elect new provincial councils in the first nationwide vote in 4 years, with the Sunni minority expected to turn out in strength
|
| Jan.31 |
4,000 women run for office |
|
| Feb.1 |
Israel vows tough rocket response |
|
| Feb.17 |
Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal |
|
| Mar.1 |
Donors asked to pledge Gaza cash
|
| Mar.4 |
Sudan orders aid agency expulsions |
|
| Apr.21 |
Obama invites Mideast leaders for talks |
|
| May.8 |
Pope begins Mid-East pilgrimage
|
| May.16 |
Kuwait votes for first female MPs
|
| Jun.3 |
Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia |
|
| Jun.4 |
Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims President Obama is offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures
|
| Jun.7 |
Pro-West bloc retains control Saad Hariri, the leader of Sunni-dominated 'March 14 coalition,' claimed victory hours after the polls closed in Sunday's crucial election
|
| Jun.14 |
PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state Netanyahu said that Israel would agree to a peace agreement with Palestinians under which there would be a 'demilitarized Palestinian state'
|
| Jul.3 |
African Union in rift with court |
|
| Jul.16 |
Pakistan and India in terror vow
|
| Jul.26 |
US urges Syria on Mid-East peace |
|
| Aug.2 |
Palestinians evicted
|
| Aug.5 |
Clinton to hold key Somalia talks |
|
| Aug.17 |
Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' |
|
| Aug.21 |
Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' |
|
| Aug.21 |
Trade 'link' to bomber's release |
|
| Aug.25 |
Iraq and Syria recall ambassadors |
|
| Aug.27 |
Mourning in Iran and Iraq for Shiite leader |
|
| Sep.4 |
Leader's son: Libya pressed for deal |
|
| Sep.7 |
Israel approved homes in W. Bank |
|
| Sep.15 |
U.N.: Gaza acts amounted to war crimes |
|
| Oct.25 |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
|
| Nov.5 |
Abbas 'will not seek re-election'
|
| Nov.5 |
Gaza war probes get U.N. approval
|
| Nov.8 |
Iraq MPs approve election reform |
|
| Nov.30 |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
|
| Dec.13 |
Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10bn to pay debts |
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